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Guianan trogon

Trogon violaceus J. F. Gmelin, 1788

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The guianan trogon (Trogon violaceus) is a species in the family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes. Recorded adults weigh 46.5 g to 51.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Guianan trogon (Trogon violaceus)
Photo: Mike & Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the guianan trogon

Weight
46.5 g – 51.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the guianan trogon live?

Not recorded

What is the guianan trogon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Guianan trogon (Trogon violaceus) is a species of bird in the trogon and quetzal family Trogonidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Guianan trogon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guianan_trogon&oldid=1366797720), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the guianan trogon endangered?

The guianan trogon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the guianan trogon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderTrogoniformes
  5. familyTrogonidae
  6. genusTrogon
  7. SpeciesTrogon violaceus J. F. Gmelin, 1788

Synonyms Trogon meridionalis, Trogon rossi, Trogon violaceus violaceus

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Guianan violaceous trogonEnglish
  • Violaceous trogonEnglish
  • Violaceous trogonEnglish
  • طرغونية غيانيةArabic
  • Trogon limestraBreton
  • trogon violaciCatalan
  • trogon guyanskýCzech
  • trogon pralesníCzech
  • trogon porfforWelsh
  • Blågul TrogonDanish
  • VeilchentrogonGerman
  • gujana trogonoEsperanto
  • Trogón violáceoSpanish
  • Coa Violácea AmazónicaSpanish
  • Trogón de las GuayanasSpanish
  • herilase-järanokkEstonian
  • لانهکن گینهPersian
  • pikkutrogoniFinnish
  • Trogon violacéFrench
  • žutotrbi trogonCroatian
  • lilafejű aranytrogonHungarian
  • Trogone violaceo amazzonicoItalian
  • ヒメキヌバネドリJapanese
  • violetinis trogonasLithuanian
  • GuyanatrogonDutch
  • Violette TrogonDutch
  • gulbrilletrogonNorwegian
  • trogon fioletowogłowyPolish
  • ویولیسز ٹروگنWestern Panjabi
  • Surucuá-miudinhoPortuguese
  • surucuá-violáceoPortuguese
  • trogom-guianensePortuguese
  • Фиолетовый трогонRussian
  • trogón amazonskýSlovak
  • Gvajanski trogonSerbian
  • Guyana TrogonuTurkish
  • трогон фіолетововолийUkrainian
  • 紫头美洲咬鹃Chinese
  • 圭亞那美洲咬鵑Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the guianan trogon

Other species in the same genus Trogon.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the guianan trogon?

An adult guianan trogon weighs 46.5 g – 51.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the guianan trogon endangered?

The guianan trogon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the guianan trogon?

The guianan trogon (Trogon violaceus) belongs to the family Trogonidae in the order Trogoniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Guianan trogon (Trogon violaceus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/guianan-trogon

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{guianan_trogon_2026,
  title = {Guianan trogon (Trogon violaceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guianan-trogon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}